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Smith, Laurence C.
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Global environmental change -- Forecasting.
Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Forecasting.
Twenty-first century -- Forecasts
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Smith, Laurence C.
Global environmental change -- Forecasting.
Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Forecasting.
Twenty-first century -- Forecasts
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The
world
in 2050 : four forces shaping civilization's northern future / Laurence C. Smith.
by
Smith, Laurence C.
Dutton, c2010.
Call #:
304.2 S654w
Subjects
Global environmental change -- Forecasting.
Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Forecasting.
Twenty-first century -- Forecasts
ISBN:
9780452297470 (2011 : pbk.)
9780525951810 (hardcover)
0525951814 (hardcover)
Alternate title:
World
in two thousand fifty
World
in
twenty-fifty
Description:
322 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-307) and index.
Summary:
Geoscientist Laurence Smith draws on the latest global modeling research to construct a sweeping thought experiment on what our
world
will be like in 2050. The result is both good news and bad: Eight nations of the Arctic Rim (including the United States) will become increasingly prosperous, powerful, and politically stable, while those closer to the equator will face water shortages, aging populations, and crowded megacities sapped by the rising costs of energy and coastal flooding. Smith combines the lessons of geography and history with state-of-the-art model projections and analytical data--everything from climate dynamics and resource stocks to age distributions and economic growth projections. But Smith offers more than a compendium of statistics and studies--he spent fifteen months traveling the Arctic Rim, collecting stories and insights that resonate throughout the book.
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